Well I love that overdriven Claypool tone that he uses on Antipop and Grand Pecking Order. I know for these albums he uses this bass:
http://ctbasses.com/newbass.jpg
I talked to my bass teacher who loves Primus and he says it's because of the Carl Thompson pickups. I don't know if I believe him. I've tried to recreate that sound and this is how I do it.
1. Neck pickup on Jazz Bass
2. Punch on BP200
3. Drive on 10 on Punch Factory
4. Distortion from recording on comp ( :p )
So rate my sound, and give me suggestions to make it sexier!
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JamesM
05-17-2005, 03:24 AM
sounds good bro.
I've also prefered "the Awakening solo' when les uses his fender jazz.
Petary791
05-17-2005, 05:28 AM
sounds good bro.
I've also prefered "the Awakening solo' when les uses his fender jazz.
Oh yeah! I found on the live Tommy the Cat from Rhinoplasty he uses the Jazz.
I'm playing a Jazz (Not Fender, but Jazz Pickups) bass on that stuff except for Iggy's Riff, that's my 6.
JamesM
05-17-2005, 05:10 PM
on the official primus site, www.primussucks.com theres a clip of les playing that solo on a fender jazz. I have a live video of primus at some german festival in 97, where les uses his carl thompson 4 for that solo, it just doesn't have the clarity of the jazz. The carl thompson sounded a little muffled, mayb thats what he wanted.
Muzique Fann
05-17-2005, 05:28 PM
on the official primus site, www.primussucks.com theres a clip of les playing that solo on a fender jazz. I have a live video of primus at some german festival in 97, where les uses his carl thompson 4 for that solo, it just doesn't have the clarity of the jazz. The carl thompson sounded a little muffled, mayb thats what he wanted.
Hey, I think I've got that dvd too. It's from the Rockpalast festival thing, yeah?
EricTheEZ1
05-17-2005, 10:03 PM
1. Carl Thompson doesn't make pickups. Les uses EMG DC pickups in his Antimatter bass.
2. Too much distortion on Laquerhead.
3. Gotta play with the beat, man. Try practicing with a metronome as it helps tremendously.
-Eric.
JamesM
05-18-2005, 03:56 PM
Hey, I think I've got that dvd too. It's from the Rockpalast festival thing, yeah?
Yea, i think thats the one, really good set if i remember correctly. That was the first fottage i had seen of les play live, after that i was a huge les fanatic, i thought he was the god of bass.
